The Crusades

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1. What years did the Crusades span? 306 to 337 AD 1455 to 1485 AD 1861 to 1865 AD 1095 to 1291 AD

2. Who was the leader of the Church at the time of the initiation of the Crusades? He is also credited with being the initiator. Pope Urban II Pope Gregory VII Pope John Paul II Alexander Pope

3. The First Crusade involved a very important religious figure who supposedly found the Holy Lance that was used to stab Jesus Christ. What is the name of this person? Richard the Lionhearted Peter Abelard Peter Bartholomew Ptolemy Soter

4. During the Fourth Crusade, the tricky merchants of Venice misled crusaders by taking them on ships to the wrong city. Instead of Jerusalem, where did the Venetians take them? Constantinople Alexandria They did go to Jerusalem Rome

5. The Third Crusade was a sort of celebrity gathering as several nobles participated, including Richard the Lionhearted and Philip II of France. By what name is this Crusade known? Kings' Crusade Children's Crusade Popular Crusade The Last Crusade

6. How long had the Muslims held Jerusalem before the Western Christians initiated a recapture mission? Since the 7th century They did not have a hold on the city. Since 1094 AD Since Jesus's birth

7. The Knights Templar were monks and soldiers who participated in the Crusades. True False

8. The Western Christians learned of the difficulty with the Seljuk Turks by way of a letter sent from the Emperor of Byzantinium. What was his name? Constantine Alexius I Komnenos Eleanor of Aquitaine King John

9. The crusaders weren't actually called crusaders. What were they called? Warmongers Papal Soldiers Catholics Pilgrims

10. Did the Crusaders ever actually capture Jerusalem? Yes No